Some Thoughts Concerning Education

Children all have one thing in common: a desire to have fun. Play is an activity that is chosen purely for recreation and pleasure, rather than for a serious purpose and it is an essential part in the development of children. While some children benefit from strict and forced learning, John Locke’s essay of “Some Thoughts Concerning Education” encourages the idea that most children learn and behave best when they are educated through a playful state. Through the teaching methods offered in Turner’s, Watt’s and Sir Hugh Plat’s text, such as storytelling, which help children get a better understanding of themselves; songs that contain moral lessons and are memorized; and learning through games and activities, it produces positive behaviours in…

influence on the education framework and the scope of the childhood education. Through his book Some Thoughts Concerning Education, he expresses important ideas that relate to the new ways of perceiving the childhood education, and to a large extent, the way education relates to the political views (Locke 2). A paradigm of a shift towards childhood, children, and education is explicitly expressed by John Locke in his arguments. Views Concerning Education Childhood John Locke in his arguments…

John Locke’s Some Thoughts Concerning Education evaluates the importance of cultivating virtue in our students. He suggests that virtue should be valued above of wisdom, breeding and learning. He also argues that the ultimate goal is to be happy. Even though Locke says that virtue is God-given, I think it is important to acknowledge the secular view on virtue and how it pertains to the modern day classroom. When I think about virtue, I think about genuinely nice people who look out and serve…

John Locke’s esteemed publication, Some Thoughts Concerning Education, published in 1692, disseminated revolutionary ideas regarding the upbringing and instruction of children. In this book, Locke emphasized that children begin as “white paper” or blank slates (Locke 6), and that everything they become is learned from the people in their lives; namely their parents. He believed that children were capable of reason, and that parents who set a fine example would raise fine children. He instructs…

Locke’s works was his An Essay Concerning Human Understanding (1689), “is one of the first great defenses of empiricism and concerns itself with determining the limits of human understanding in respect to a wide spectrum of topics” (Uzgalis 2016). In the…

written topics on human understanding and political government. However, John Locke was most significantly known for his book; Some Thoughts Concerning Education, which presents his theory on education and child development. In his book, Locke emphasizes moral education which stresses the importance of educating children by instilling values in them. He believes that the goal of education is not to create a scholar, instead a virtuous man. Another view that he emphasizes in his book is that…

John Locke was a famous philosopher and one of the enlightenment thinkers. His works included the views on liberalism and empiricism. John Locke had many views on society, education, and freedom. Many of Locke’s writings were centered around theories and beliefs. Locke’s views and beliefs greatly impacted the way the world thought. John Locke’s writing were a big part of the 1600’s and still continue to play a role in society today. John Locke was born on August 29 in 1632. His father was a…

Psychology has had major impacts in today’s society. Not only does this type of science help to diagnose and treat patients, it can also change lives. Therapy, terminology, and medical assessment have all aided in the successful lives of so many people. Psychologists all began from a state of cluelessness and have advanced what our world uses today incredibly. One of the most influential psychologists who impacted the psychology world is John Locke. John Locke is well known for his work in…

English philosopher John Locke may be the most prominent philosopher after Plato. His philosophies are exceptional and he justified many documents and ideas. John Locke began his philosophical influence when An Essay Concerning Human Understanding was published in 1690. Locke’s emphasis on the mind as a blank slate, tabula rasa, and on the centrality of liberty were large contributions to the Enlightenment and are the biggest influence that he left on our world today. Locke’s ideas and writings…

Colleges and universities, or more importantly an educational degree in the liberal arts, in today’s society is an important necessity that can help determine students’ goals and future in life. Maybe even calling these institutions or the educational system life itself can be called an understatement. However, there is no doubt that for some people in any part of the world they would risk everything they have in order to receive high-level education and use it to perform better for their future…